I recently witnessed a man die of Aids. His death was known, by him and everyone around him. The timing wasn’t certain but within his last months it was certain enough that he was able to participate in preparation and…

I believe just as hero Ludwig Mies van der Rohe said: Less is more. And, I really want to serve humanity as much as I can, which requires some rigorous awareness. Willa Cather said, “The world is little, people are little, human life is…

As the news of Terror in Paris blasts up on all my devices I’m walking the streets of Chicago thinking of my walks in the streets of Paris and the incredible times I’ve had there. In so many ways these…

Who reading this is not in some way anxious about money? I suspect I’ll get very few responses. Even in the most remote mountain monasteries that are totally off the grid, out of the mainstream and seem to be singularly…

I’m overwhelmed. By the tents lined up in front of Best Buy, and by the hating of the tent people plastered all over Facebook… the conundrum of these opposing views has me checking in with myself…. wondering what on earth…